Why Not Summon Chief Stover in Walden Case
A Raleigh News editorial questions Prosecuting Attorney Thornhill's stance on the Siss Walden affair. It argues neither The Raleigh Register nor the Men's Bible Class is to blame, notes Thornhill misstates carded signatures, and criticizes his plan to summon class members while praising habitual support from The Register yet condemning his impulsive recent actions.
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W. A. Thornhill
Raleigh Register
Men’s Bible Class
Walden
Register
Thornhill
Grand Jury
W. H. McGinnis
The
Thornhill urged to focus on numbers racket, not citizens
In a pointed editorial, the paper defends Thornhill as a capable prosecutor but argues his summons should not embarrass law-abiding citizens who support public safety. It recalls Chief Stover’s May statement accusing county inaction against the numbers racket and urges Thornhill to pursue official leads and raid casinos.
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Thornhill
Tornhill
United States
Raleigh
J. Q. Stover
The
Register
Chief Stover
Mr. Thornhill
Beckley Street
A. Scalise
Stover
Freeman the Townsman Contractor Honored at Home
A short column lauds Mr. J O Freeman contractor for his work on courthouses using WPA and a tractor, noting his skilled stonework and refined finish. The piece lists various local anecdotes including a pepper seed with a snake image, Frank Buck lore, a North Dakota beauty miss, damson twins, and a peculiar Concord State Teachers College themed check from Dunns Mercantile to Elk Refining in Beckley.
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North Dakota
Dunns Mercantile Company
Dunns
W. Va
Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
Elk Refining Company
Beckley
Concord State Teachers College
Bank of Athens
Womans Hall
England's Propaganda War Over Far East Crisis
A critical column argues Britain uses propaganda to pull the United States into safeguarding its Far East empire. It claims the Anglo American alliance is risky, urges Americans to avoid entanglement, and says investors in China face the costs and profits themselves. Newsdom.
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England
Far East
Mediterranean
Germany
Italy
Japan
China
United States
John Bull
Buckingham Palace
Opinions at a Glance on Green and Lewis Rival Causes
Washington column argues Green and Lewis clash over labor ideologies. Green defends loyalty to trade unions while Lewis frames a broad labor coalition against communism and fascism. Both leaders are portrayed as honest, though aiming at different ends. Lewis seeks a wide collective voice for labor beyond craft unions, including workers across sectors.
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Washington
DLC
William Green
A. F. of
John L. Lewis
CIO
Green
Lewis
Labor, unions, and a note on history in brief
A columnist reflects on labor groups and their leaders, contrasting craft unions with broader labor movements. He links I W W to Haywood, notes CIO’s cautious stance, weighs John L Lewis against Haywood, jokes about Yankees and baseball, and recalls old school days without memorizing New Deal initials.
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S.ee
The Filibuster the Career of William Walker Review
A New Books note surveys Laurence Greene's The Filibuster detailing William Walker's life from Tennessee childhood to his 1850s Central American expeditions. It notes the book's strength in tracing Walker's motivations and actions, and lists additional contemporaneous titles including Sylvia Thompson Recapture the Moon and Catherine Macadam They Never Get Tired.
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William Walker
Laurence Greene
Bobbs- Merrill
Huey Long
Tennessee
William
Mother
Sylvia Thompson
England
France
Peter
Charmian
Miss Thompson
Catherine Wheels
Little, Brown
Catherine Macadam
Stokes
Miss Macadam
Man About Manhattan Echoes of Gratitude and Fame
In New York a columnist recalls quirky acts of gratitude from Chinatown shopkeepers and Wall Street brokers. A banker laments a cousin who finally repays a loan with disruptions, while stars pay for clipping services that fetch some returns. High costs of fame include pricey bundles for mentions of Rudolf Valentino and Lindbergh, though returns stay modest.
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York
Chinatown
Wall Street
Star
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Rudolf Valentino
United States
Lovers in a Yacht Mystery in Baltimore Harbor
Neill, a young federal agent, rescues Janet after a dangerous yacht plot by Fanning off Absalom's Harbor. Janet recounts a grim night of captivity, an attempted abduction, and a desperate escape plan. Neill disguises, gathers a skiff, and plans a night-time return to safety as dawn breaks over the river frontier.
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Neill
Janet
Baltimore
Prescott Fanning
Fanning
Absalom’s
Haror
McGee
Fanni
the Stafford
Hulbert Footner
Native areas kept pristine in US National Forests
The Associated Press reports 67 areas in the county where visitors can go native with no reminders of civilization, not even roads. National Forest Service preserves these primitive samples to show future generations how the country originally looked. Vacationers trek in with knapsacks and return with songs in their hearts.
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Washington
National Forest Service
Relationship Between Age Height And Ideal Weight
A 40 year old woman 5 feet 6 inches tall should aim for about 146 pounds while a man of the same age and height should target roughly 150 pounds.
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Frank Buck
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Eccles
James McGinnis
Johnstown Road
Charles P. Stewart
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Big Bill” Haywood
William Ritt
Joe Louis
New York Yankees
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Rion Bercovici
Sheridan
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Ernest Haycox
Little Brown
Manhattan
George Tucker
Coer
Cuba
Canton
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